Method for monitoring the flight of an aircraft

Abstract

A method for monitoring the flight of an aircraft using two navigation screens respectively dedicated to a pilot and to a copilot of the aircraft is provided. The method includes displaying on the screens, depending on the choice of the pilot and the copilot, at least information relating to the following of terrain by the aircraft or information relating to meteorological conditions that the aircraft encounters during the flight, triggering at least one warning representative of hazardous meteorological conditions detected by the meteorological radar and liable to be encountered by the aircraft while the navigation screens of the pilot and copilot simultaneously are displaying the terrain-following information, wherein the at least one warning is triggered when the information relating to the hazardous meteorological conditions is located in a predetermined volume relative to the aircraft, and displaying the warning on at least one of the navigation screens.

1. A method for monitoring a flight of an aircraft using two navigation screens respectively dedicated to a pilot and to a copilot of said aircraft, of the typo consisting in the method comprising:
 displaying on said screens, depending on the choice of the pilot and the copilot, at least information relating to the following of terrain, notably a trajectory, by said aircraft or information relating to meteorological conditions that the aircraft encounters during the flight, the information relating to the meteorological conditions is supplied by a meteorological radar on board said aircraft; 
 triggering at least one warning representative of hazardous meteorological conditions detected by said meteorological radar and liable to be encountered by said aircraft while said navigation screens of said pilot and copilot simultaneously are displaying the terrain-following information, wherein said at least one warning is triggered when the information relating to the hazardous meteorological conditions is located in a predetermined volume relative to said aircraft, and the predetermined volume relative to said aircraft is represented in a horizontal plane and in a vertical plane on said navigation screens; and 
 displaying said warning on at least one of said navigation screens. 
 
     
     
       2. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said warning appears in the form of a message displayed on said navigation screen. 
 
     
     
       3. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said warning appearing on said navigation screen is accompanied by the automatic opening of a window corresponding to said meteorological conditions and displayed on said navigation screen, partially or totally replacing the window relating to the following of terrain. 
 
     
     
       4. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said warning appearing on said navigation screen is accompanied by a bright area corresponding to said meteorological conditions and displayed on said navigation screen above the information relating to the following of terrain. 
 
     
     
       5. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said warning appearing on said navigation screen is accompanied by a change of scale and of mode of representation of the information relating to the meteorological conditions displayed on said navigation screen. 
 
     
     
       6. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said warning appearing on said navigation screen is accompanied by an audible alarm. 
 
     
     
       7. The method as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the horizontal plane includes a length in front of the aircraft and a width on the right and the left side of the aircraft, and the vertical plane includes a height above and below the aircraft. 
 
     
     
       8. The method as claimed in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 providing a plurality of warning levels in said predetermined volume.